Section 54-1762A - DRUG DONATION FOR ANIMALSNotwithstanding any other provision of law:
(1) An owner or a legal caretaker of an animal may donate a drug that is dispensed for the animal, but will not be used by that animal, to a licensed veterinarian of a veterinary medical facility, as that term is defined in section 54-2103, Idaho Code, if the veterinarian or facility chooses to accept the drug.(2) A licensed veterinarian or a veterinary medical facility may accept and reissue drugs donated pursuant to this section and from qualified donors listed in section 54-1704, Idaho Code, if: (a) The drug is not expired;(b) There is no reason to believe the drug has been adulterated;(c) The drug is not a controlled substance; and(d) The drug is not a compounded drug.(3) A licensed veterinarian or a veterinary medical facility may not resell the donated drug.(4) A licensed veterinarian or a veterinary medical facility may, however, reissue the donated drug, without charge, for proper administration to an animal by: (a) Another client of the veterinarian or facility who appears to be financially unable to pay for the drug;(b) A nonprofit animal shelter; or(c) A pound, as that term is defined in section 25-3502, Idaho Code.[54-1762A, added 2019 , ch. 25, sec. 14 , p. 50; am. 2021 , ch. 54, sec. 37 , p. 182.]Amended by 2024 Session Laws, ch. 69,sec. 21, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by 2022 Session Laws, ch. 45, sec. 7, eff. 7/1/2022.Amended by 2021 Session Laws, ch. 54, sec. 37, eff. 7/1/2021.Added by 2019 Session Laws, ch. 25, sec. 14, eff. 7/1/2019.